Formation · Culture · Community
An educational legacy in North America.
The Eudists educated thousands of people and contributed to community life through concerts, theatre, sports, and community engagement.
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Church Point, Nova Scotia
In 1883, Archbishop Cornelius O’Brien of Halifax planned to establish a French-language institution of higher education in Baie Sainte-Marie. He began looking for a religious community willing to take charge of it.
Caraquet, New Brunswick
In 1894, Father J. Théophile Allard, pastor of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens parish in Caraquet, New Brunswick, began building a large stone structure across from the parish church to serve as a rectory.
Bathurst, New Brunswick
To understand the origins of Sacred Heart College in Bathurst, it is important to consider the plan of Father Prosper Lebastard, Provincial Vicar from 1911 to 1920, who wanted to centralize the work in Bathurst.
Quebec City, Quebec
At the request of Cardinal Rodrigue Villeneuve, Archbishop of Quebec, the Eudists agreed to establish a classical college in the working-class Limoilou neighbourhood in September 1937.
Edmundston, New Brunswick
At their convention on August 17, 1941, members of the Immaculée-Conception branch of the Assumption Society passed a resolution calling for a classical college to be established in the Madawaska region.
Montreal, Quebec
Appointed pastor of the new St. Eugene parish in Rosemont in April 1951, Father Gérard Cornellier dreamed of establishing an institution of higher education for young people in the neighbourhood. He shared his plan with Cardinal Paul-Émile Léger, Archbishop of Montreal.
Lavernière, Quebec
In the spring of 1947, Bishop Albini Leblanc of Gaspé asked the Eudists to take charge of Saint Peter Academy in Lavernière, in the Magdalen Islands, and turn it into a classical college.
Buffalo, New York
In 1957, the Eudists agreed to take charge of Cardinal Dougherty High School, a Catholic diocesan secondary school in Buffalo, New York.
Vincennes, Indiana
Bishop Gabriel Bruté de Rémur of Vincennes, Indiana, a longtime friend of Father Jérôme-Julien Louïs de la Morinière, Superior General, entrusted the Eudists with the college he had just founded in Vincennes.
